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403 (206) In any of y.e Cases affores.d to take life or member but that in such case you send y.e prisoners with their Indictments & y.e whole matter depending before y.e to y.e next provinciall Court to be holden for our s.d province whensoever or wheresoever to be holden there to be tryed And further wee doe authorise you hereby to Ishue out writs precepts prosesed arrests & attachments to holde plea of oyer and terminer and after Judgment Execution to award in all causes Civill whether in actions reall ^or^ personall made & used in this our province of Mary Land In which causes Civill soe to be tryed (excepting as before Excepted) wee doe constitute ordaine and apoint y.u M.r Hans Hanson M.r Daniell Norris M.r Elias King M.r W.m Frisby to be Judges as affores.d and therefore wee doe command y.u that y.u diligently attend y.e keeping of y.e peace Laws & orders and all & singular other y.e premises and at certaine dayes apointed according to act of assembly in such case provided & in such places as you or any four or more of y.u as affores.d shall in that behalfe apoint you make enquiry upon y.e preemises & performe & fullfill y.e same in forme affores.d doeing therein y.t which to right & Justice apertaineth according to y.e Laws orders & reasonable customes of this our province saveing to us y.e amercements & other things thereof to us belonging And therefore Free Command y.e Sherriffe of y.e s.d County of Kent by vertue of these presents that at y.e dayes & places affores.d as you or any such four of you or more as affores.d shall make known to him he give his attendance on you & if need require he cause to come before you or any such four or more of you as affores.d such & soe many good and Lawfull men of your County by whom y.e truth in the premises may y.e better be knowne & Enquired of Given at our City of S.t Maries under y.e great seale of our s.d province of Mary Land this 6.th day of iber in y.e 5.th year of our Reigne An.o Dom (1693) Nich Greenberry |
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